Many of our colleagues work in specialist teams but with Cross Cutting aspects to their work, to one degree or another. The position advertised here is for assignment to a dedicated Cross Cutting team, collaborating with the other teams within the wider EA team.

In this particular job the team you will be joining does not own, or have responsibility for setting strategy for any of our I.T. platforms, but you must understand what the strategies for each of those platforms is.

You will:

1. take part in the Triage of all work coming into the portfolio every week and assist in determining whether more detailed EA engagement is required at that point.

2. stand by our team decisions to Accept, Reject or Defer initiatives mentioned above, and present our case for our decisions.

3. where further enquiries have been deemed necessary: take part in, or arrange and lead, meetings to elicit further information about the initiatives mentioned above, if and when needed, and in consultation with business leads, business relationship managers and EA Platform teams, determine whether to finally accept, reject or continue deferral of those initiatives whilst enquiries proceed. This must all be done at speed.

4. provide strategy based advice to solution architects on solution designs, technology choices and governance requirements.

5. act as one of the EA team keyholders at one or more regular and frequent governance boards for financial, solution design approval, or spending decisions. This will involve working with:
o sometimes very complex designs and ensuring that appropriate platform teams have been identified and given approval or otherwise.
o Other Government Departments.

6. you may be asked to research various subjects using internal and or external resources such as Gartner and prepare briefings, findings, recommendations for any number of things (for example Process Mining or Task Mining).

7. undertake various ad hoc, and often at short notice, with short deadline pieces of work for the head of Enterprise Architecture, including work on, spending review, commercial contract to platform mapping, Freedom of Information requests and/or replies to ministerial correspondence etc.

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

• A broad IT background in a significantly sized IT environment.
• Understanding of EA strategies and roadmaps from a business and technology perspective, including 'as-is', 'to-be', and transitional states.
• Experience in the use of Modelling tools and documenting "As Is" and "To Be" processes.
• A focused approach to strategic alignment of technical design and architecture to meet business growth and direction.
• Proven experience of providing consultancy on potential solutions and appropriateness of technologies, and driving benefits from those technologies.

The ability to:

• Develop, document and establish Reference Architectures
• Understand, and have the confidence to enforce, architectural principles, policies, standards and reference architectures, in the face of demanding projects which may wish to diverge from the enterprise strategy.
• Simplify and explain complex and technical information by using appropriate and accessible language for non-technical audiences.
• Capability to steer the decision-making process, explaining trade-offs and making recommendations based on all the available facts, often whilst working with significant ambiguity.
• Look beyond the immediate problem and identify the wider implications across the enterprise, in both the short, medium and long term.

We'll assess you against technical skills during the selection process, which will include some of the following:

The breadth of your enterprise level I.T. experience.
Knowledge and experience of large-scale applications and implementations (for tens of thousands of end users).

Knowledge and experience of applying/using Business Architecture, Business Process Modelling, and Process Improvement/optimisation techniques as well as Enterprise Repository tooling.

Desirable Criteria:

• professional IT qualifications such as TOGAF or CIT - if not held you must work to acquire these within the first 12 months of employment.
• Knowledge of AWS and or Azure hosting
• Experience of using Abacus, BPMN and Archimate
• Experience of working in an Agile environment and experience of using Agile methodologies such as TDD, Scrum and Kanban.
• Knowledge of any of the significant taxes, duties and benefits HMRC is responsible for administering. (Either in terms of the related IT systems and/or legislation/processes).

Other Information

• SC or above level security clearance already held.
  (Note - if you join the team without SC or above clearance then you must immediately apply for and acquire it. To undergo a SC, you must normally have resided in the UK for a minimum of the last 5 years.) Should you fail to acquire this level of clearance then your employment may be terminated.

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• If a presentation is required details will be shared with those called to interview

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £56,344, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £16,322 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
• Family friendly policies.
• Personal support.
• Coaching and development.

To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it's really like to work for HMRC hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service

Things you need to know

Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply

A curriculum vitae including education, professional qualifications and full employment history, giving details of key achievements for each role/job.

When giving details in your CV, you should highlight your experience providing as much detail as possible in line with the essential criteria and technical skills listed in the advert and you should therefore include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in and your role therein. We need to understand how your skills and experience meet all the essential criteria for this role.

You can decide the best way to structure your CV. You may choose to address each of the essential criteria on their own, or you can give one example that covers all the essential criteria we are looking for.

Important information

• Please attach your CV as a separate additional document in either PDF or word format no bigger than 5MB.
• Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered.
• Please do not include any personal details in your document title.
• If your CV contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn.

Please complete a separate statement (Max 250 words) for the Desirable Criteria where applicable. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at sift or interview.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

We acknowledge that AI can assist you in your application. Find our guidelines here.

Sift

At sift your CV will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.

We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.

Interview

If you're successful at sift stage, you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the essential criteria, technical skills and your experience.

We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process in order to manage numbers.

Interview Dates to be confirmed.

Desirable skills will only be used in the event of a tie.

The candidates will be posted in merit order.

Interviews will take place via video link. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Eligibility

Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days(Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk - Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example - 'Please re-open my application - 403663 & vacancy closing date 22/05/2025'.

To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application .

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles - if this applies to you, we'll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.

Merit List

After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location.

Criminal Record Check

Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.

Reasonable Adjustments

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact the UBS Recruitment team via unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the "Assistance required" section in the "Additional requirements" page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Additional Security Information

Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.

Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers:

This role may be suitable for existing HMRC employees who are contractual homeworkers. Occasional attendance to the office will be required where there is a business need. Please consider the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the 'location preferences' section that you can travel to.

Additional Information

We are looking into ways to enhance the applicant experience.

As part of our legitimate interests, we are testing the use of new technologies such as automation and/or Artificial Intelligence in the assessment for CV, personal statement and behaviour statement.

Please note that for this specific vacancy, this testing may run in parallel with our standard assessment process and will not influence or determine the outcome of your application in any way. You can read the Civil Service Jobs and HMRC Privacy Notices for more information about our lawful basis for processing your personal data and HMRC's use of AI.

If you don't want your data to be used as part of the trial, please send your Application ID and the Vacancy Reference to talentacquisitionaiteam@hmrc.gov.uk

Terms and Conditions

Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.

HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations .

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.

Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.

Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.

Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.

Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.

If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) .

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Gavin Fordyce
• Email : gavin.fordyce@hmrc.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk

Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles.
In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.

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